diff --git a/bindings/Makefile.am b/bindings/Makefile.am
index d1f6d73..dccca6c 100644
--- a/bindings/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ SUBDIRS =	\
 	vala
 else
 SUBDIRS =		\
-	python		\
 	vala
 endif
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/Makefile.am b/bindings/python/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index fe95c02..0000000
--- a/bindings/python/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-defsdir = $(datadir)/pygtk/2.0/defs
-defs_DATA = appindicator.defs
-
-#CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror
-INCLUDES = \
-		-I$(top_srcdir)/src \
-        -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"appindicator-python\" \
-        -DDATADIR=\"$(datadir)\" \
-        -DLIBDIR=\"$(libdir)\" \
-        $(APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS) \
-        $(PYTHON_INCLUDES)
-
-pkgpythondir = $(pyexecdir)
-pkgpyexecdir = $(pyexecdir)
-
-pkgappindicatordir = $(pkgpythondir)/appindicator
-pkgappindicator_PYTHON = __init__.py
-
-appindicatordir = $(pkgpyexecdir)/appindicator
-appindicator_LTLIBRARIES = _appindicator.la
-
-_appindicator_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version -export-symbols-regex init_appindicator
-_appindicator_la_LIBADD = $(APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS) -L$(top_builddir)/src/.libs -lappindicator
-_appindicator_la_SOURCES = appindicatormodule.c
-nodist__appindicator_la_SOURCES = appindicator.c
-
-CLEANFILES = appindicator.c
-EXTRA_DIST = appindicator.override.in appindicator-arg-types.py $(defs_DATA)
-appindicator.c: $(defs_DATA) appindicator.override
-
-%.c: %.defs
-	($(PYGTK_CODEGEN) \
-		--register $(PYGTK_DEFSDIR)/gtk-types.defs \
-		--register $(PYGTK_DEFSDIR)/gdk-types.defs \
-		--load-types $(srcdir)/appindicator-arg-types.py \
-	    --override $*.override \
-	    --prefix py$* $(srcdir)/$*.defs) > gen-$*.c \
-	 && cp gen-$*.c $*.c \
-	 && rm -f gen-$*.c
diff --git a/bindings/python/__init__.py b/bindings/python/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 20e2140..0000000
--- a/bindings/python/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Python bindings for libappindicator.
-# 
-# Copyright 2009 Canonical Ltd.
-# 
-# Authors:
-#     Eitan Isaacson <eitan@ascender.com>
-#     Neil Jagdish Patel <neil.patel@canonical.com>
-# 
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
-# under the terms of either or both of the following licenses:
-# 
-# 1) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3, as published by the 
-# Free Software Foundation; and/or
-# 2) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1, as published by 
-# the Free Software Foundation.
-# 
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranties of 
-# MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
-# PURPOSE.  See the applicable version of the GNU Lesser General Public 
-# License for more details.
-# 
-# You should have received a copy of both the GNU Lesser General Public 
-# License version 3 and version 2.1 along with this program.  If not, see 
-# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
-
-from _appindicator import *
diff --git a/bindings/python/appindicator-arg-types.py b/bindings/python/appindicator-arg-types.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d74aa0..0000000
--- a/bindings/python/appindicator-arg-types.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Python bindings for libappindicator.
-# 
-# Copyright 2009 Canonical Ltd.
-# 
-# Authors:
-#     Eitan Isaacson <eitan@ascender.com>
-# 
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
-# under the terms of either or both of the following licenses:
-# 
-# 1) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3, as published by the 
-# Free Software Foundation; and/or
-# 2) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1, as published by 
-# the Free Software Foundation.
-# 
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranties of 
-# MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
-# PURPOSE.  See the applicable version of the GNU Lesser General Public 
-# License for more details.
-# 
-# You should have received a copy of both the GNU Lesser General Public 
-# License version 3 and version 2.1 along with this program.  If not, see 
-# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
-
-import argtypes
-
diff --git a/bindings/python/appindicator.defs b/bindings/python/appindicator.defs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fcc2d5..0000000
--- a/bindings/python/appindicator.defs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,200 +0,0 @@
-;; -*- scheme -*-
-; object definitions ...
-(define-object Indicator
-  (in-module "App")
-  (parent "GObject")
-  (c-name "AppIndicator")
-  (gtype-id "APP_TYPE_INDICATOR")
-)
-
-;; Enumerations and flags ...
-
-(define-enum IndicatorCategory
-  (in-module "App")
-  (c-name "AppIndicatorCategory")
-  (gtype-id "APP_INDICATOR_TYPE_INDICATOR_CATEGORY")
-  (values
-    '("ApplicationStatus" "APP_INDICATOR_CATEGORY_APPLICATION_STATUS")
-    '("Communications" "APP_INDICATOR_CATEGORY_COMMUNICATIONS")
-    '("SystemServices" "APP_INDICATOR_CATEGORY_SYSTEM_SERVICES")
-    '("Hardware" "APP_INDICATOR_CATEGORY_HARDWARE")
-    '("Other" "APP_INDICATOR_CATEGORY_OTHER")
-  )
-)
-
-(define-enum IndicatorStatus
-  (in-module "App")
-  (c-name "AppIndicatorStatus")
-  (gtype-id "APP_INDICATOR_TYPE_INDICATOR_STATUS")
-  (values
-    '("Passive" "APP_INDICATOR_STATUS_PASSIVE")
-    '("Active" "APP_INDICATOR_STATUS_ACTIVE")
-    '("NeedsAttention" "APP_INDICATOR_STATUS_ATTENTION")
-  )
-)
-
-;; From app-indicator.h
-
-(define-function app_indicator_get_type
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_type")
-  (return-type "GType")
-)
-
-(define-function app_indicator_new_with_path
-  (c-name "app_indicator_new_with_path")
-  (is-constructor-of "AppIndicator")
-  (return-type "AppIndicator*")
-  (parameters
-    '("const-gchar*" "id")
-    '("const-gchar*" "icon_name")
-    '("AppIndicatorCategory" "category")
-    '("const-gchar*" "icon_theme_path" (null-ok) (default "NULL"))
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method set_status
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_set_status")
-  (return-type "none")
-  (parameters
-    '("AppIndicatorStatus" "status")
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method set_attention_icon
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_set_attention_icon_full")
-  (return-type "none")
-  (parameters
-    '("const-gchar*" "icon_name")
-    '("const-gchar*" "icon_desc" (null-ok) (default "NULL"))
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method set_menu
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_set_menu")
-  (return-type "none")
-  (parameters
-    '("GtkMenu*" "menu")
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method set_icon
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_set_icon_full")
-  (return-type "none")
-  (parameters
-    '("const-gchar*" "icon_name")
-    '("const-gchar*" "icon_desc" (null-ok) (default "NULL"))
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method set_label
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_set_label")
-  (return-type "none")
-  (parameters
-    '("const-gchar*" "label" (null-ok))
-    '("const-gchar*" "guide" (null-ok) (default "NULL"))
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method set_ordering_index
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_set_ordering_index")
-  (parameters
-    '("guint32" "ordering_index")
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method set_icon_theme_path
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_set_icon_theme_path")
-  (return-type "none")
-  (parameters
-    '("const-gchar*" "icon_theme_path" (null-ok))
-  )
-)
-
-(define-method get_id
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_id")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_category
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_category")
-  (return-type "AppIndicatorCategory")
-)
-
-(define-method get_status
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_status")
-  (return-type "AppIndicatorStatus")
-)
-
-(define-method get_icon
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_icon")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_icon_desc
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_icon_desc")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_icon_theme_path
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_icon_theme_path")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_attention_icon
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_attention_icon")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_attention_icon_desc
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_attention_icon_desc")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_menu
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_menu")
-  (return-type "GtkMenu*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_label
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_label")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_label_guide
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_label_guide")
-  (return-type "const-gchar*")
-)
-
-(define-method get_ordering_index
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_get_ordering_index")
-  (return-type "guint32")
-)
-
-(define-method build_menu_from_desktop
-  (of-object "AppIndicator")
-  (c-name "app_indicator_build_menu_from_desktop")
-  (return-type "none")
-  (parameters
-    '("const-gchar*" "desktop_file")
-    '("const-gchar*" "desktop_profile")
-  )
-)
diff --git a/bindings/python/appindicator.override.in b/bindings/python/appindicator.override.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 84d3159..0000000
--- a/bindings/python/appindicator.override.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Python bindings for libappindicator.
-
-Copyright 2009 Canonical Ltd.
-
-Authors:
-    Eitan Isaacson <eitan@ascender.com> (original)
-    Neil Jagdish Patel <neil.patel@canonical.com>
-
-This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
-under the terms of either or both of the following licenses:
-
-1) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3, as published by the 
-Free Software Foundation; and/or
-2) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1, as published by 
-the Free Software Foundation.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
-WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranties of 
-MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
-PURPOSE.  See the applicable version of the GNU Lesser General Public 
-License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of both the GNU Lesser General Public 
-License version 3 and version 2.1 along with this program.  If not, see 
-<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
-*/
-%%
-headers
-#include <Python.h>
-#include "@top_srcdir@/src/app-indicator.h"
-#include "@top_builddir@/src/app-indicator-enum-types.h"
-#include <glib.h>
-#include "pygobject.h"
-#include "pyglib.h"
-#include <pygtk/pygtk.h>
-
-typedef PyObject* (*to_pyobject_func) (gpointer data);
-
-#define APP_TYPE_INDICATOR APP_INDICATOR_TYPE
-
-void
-_appindicator_add_constants(PyObject *module, const gchar *strip_prefix)
-{
-#ifdef VERSION
-        PyModule_AddStringConstant(module, "__version__", VERSION);
-#endif
-        pyg_enum_add(module,
-                     "IndicatorCategory", 
-                     strip_prefix,
-                     APP_INDICATOR_TYPE_INDICATOR_CATEGORY);
-
-        pyg_enum_add(module,
-                     "IndicatorStatus", 
-                     strip_prefix,
-                     APP_INDICATOR_TYPE_INDICATOR_STATUS);
-
-        if (PyErr_Occurred())
-                PyErr_Print();
-}
-%%
-modulename appindicator
-%%
-import gobject.GObject as PyGObject_Type
-import gtk.Menu as PyGtkMenu_Type
diff --git a/bindings/python/appindicatormodule.c b/bindings/python/appindicatormodule.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b66639c..0000000
--- a/bindings/python/appindicatormodule.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Python bindings for libappindicator.
-
-Copyright 2009 Canonical Ltd.
-
-Authors:
-    Eitan Isaacson <eitan@ascender.com>
-    Neil Jagdish Patel <neil.patel@canonical.com>
-
-This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
-under the terms of either or both of the following licenses:
-
-1) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3, as published by the 
-Free Software Foundation; and/or
-2) the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1, as published by 
-the Free Software Foundation.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
-WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranties of 
-MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
-PURPOSE.  See the applicable version of the GNU Lesser General Public 
-License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of both the GNU Lesser General Public 
-License version 3 and version 2.1 along with this program.  If not, see 
-<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
-*/
-#include <pygobject.h>
- 
-void pyappindicator_register_classes (PyObject *d); 
-extern PyMethodDef pyappindicator_functions[];
-
-DL_EXPORT(void)
-init_appindicator(void)
-{
-		PyObject *m, *d;
-		
-		init_pygobject ();
-		
-		m = Py_InitModule ("_appindicator", pyappindicator_functions);
-		d = PyModule_GetDict (m);
-		
-		pyappindicator_register_classes (d);
-
-		_appindicator_add_constants (m, "APP_INDICATOR_");
-		if (PyErr_Occurred ()) {
-				Py_FatalError ("can't initialise module appindicator");
-		}
-}
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5174b3f..8ff732c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -13703,363 +13703,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-###########################
-# Python
-###########################
-
-PYGTK_REQUIRED=2.14.0
-PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED=0.22
-
-
-
-
-
-        if test -n "$PYTHON"; then
-      # If the user set $PYTHON, use it and don't search something else.
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether $PYTHON version >= 2.3.5" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether $PYTHON version >= 2.3.5... " >&6; }
-      prog="import sys, string
-# split strings by '.' and convert to numeric.  Append some zeros
-# because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion.
-minver = map(int, string.split('2.3.5', '.')) + [0, 0, 0]
-minverhex = 0
-for i in xrange(0, 4): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i]
-sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)"
-  if { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: $PYTHON -c "$prog"" >&5
-   ($PYTHON -c "$prog") >&5 2>&5
-   ac_status=$?
-   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-   (exit $ac_status); }; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-else
-  as_fn_error $? "too old" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-      am_display_PYTHON=$PYTHON
-    else
-      # Otherwise, try each interpreter until we find one that satisfies
-      # VERSION.
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.3.5" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.3.5... " >&6; }
-if ${am_cv_pathless_PYTHON+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-
-	for am_cv_pathless_PYTHON in python python2 python2.4 python2.3 python2.2 python2.1 python2.0 python1.6 python1.5 none; do
-	  test "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" = none && break
-	  prog="import sys, string
-# split strings by '.' and convert to numeric.  Append some zeros
-# because we need at least 4 digits for the hex conversion.
-minver = map(int, string.split('2.3.5', '.')) + [0, 0, 0]
-minverhex = 0
-for i in xrange(0, 4): minverhex = (minverhex << 8) + minver[i]
-sys.exit(sys.hexversion < minverhex)"
-  if { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON -c "$prog"" >&5
-   ($am_cv_pathless_PYTHON -c "$prog") >&5 2>&5
-   ac_status=$?
-   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-   (exit $ac_status); }; then :
-  break
-fi
-	done
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" >&5
-$as_echo "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" >&6; }
-      # Set $PYTHON to the absolute path of $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON.
-      if test "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON" = none; then
-	PYTHON=:
-      else
-        # Extract the first word of "$am_cv_pathless_PYTHON", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy $am_cv_pathless_PYTHON; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_path_PYTHON+:} false; then :
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-else
-  case $PYTHON in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_PYTHON="$PYTHON" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
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-IFS=$as_save_IFS
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-PYTHON=$ac_cv_path_PYTHON
-if test -n "$PYTHON"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYTHON" >&5
-$as_echo "$PYTHON" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-      fi
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-    fi
-
-
-  if test "$PYTHON" = :; then
-      as_fn_error $? "no suitable Python interpreter found" "$LINENO" 5
-  else
-
-
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $am_display_PYTHON version" >&5
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-else
-  am_cv_python_version=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.version[:3]"`
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_python_version" >&5
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-  PYTHON_PREFIX='${prefix}'
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-
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $am_display_PYTHON platform" >&5
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-else
-  am_cv_python_platform=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.platform"`
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_python_platform" >&5
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-else
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-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_python_pyexecdir" >&5
-$as_echo "$am_cv_python_pyexecdir" >&6; }
-  pyexecdir=$am_cv_python_pyexecdir
-
-
-
-  pkgpyexecdir=\${pyexecdir}/$PACKAGE
-
-
-
-  fi
-
-
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for headers required to compile python extensions" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for headers required to compile python extensions... " >&6; }
-py_prefix=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.prefix"`
-py_exec_prefix=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.exec_prefix"`
-PYTHON_INCLUDES="-I${py_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}"
-if test "$py_prefix" != "$py_exec_prefix"; then
-  PYTHON_INCLUDES="$PYTHON_INCLUDES -I${py_exec_prefix}/include/python${PYTHON_VERSION}"
-fi
-
-save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PYTHON_INCLUDES"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <Python.h>
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_cpp "$LINENO"; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: found" >&5
-$as_echo "found" >&6; }
-
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not found" >&5
-$as_echo "not found" >&6; }
-as_fn_error $? "could not find Python headers" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.i conftest.$ac_ext
-CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"
-
-
-
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for APPINDICATOR_PYTHON" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for APPINDICATOR_PYTHON... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS="$APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"
-					pygtk-2.0 >= \$PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= \$GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= \$PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  \""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  ") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  " 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS="$APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"
-					pygtk-2.0 >= \$PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= \$GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= \$PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  \""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  ") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  " 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  " 2>&1`
-        else
-	        APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  " 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  ) were not met:
-
-$APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_PKG_ERRORS
-
-Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
-installed software in a non-standard prefix.
-
-Alternatively, you may set the environment variables APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS
-and APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
-See the pkg-config man page for more details." "$LINENO" 5
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-	{ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
-as_fn_error $? "The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
-is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
-path to pkg-config.
-
-Alternatively, you may set the environment variables APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS
-and APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
-See the pkg-config man page for more details.
-
-To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
-else
-	APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_CFLAGS
-	APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS=$pkg_cv_APPINDICATOR_PYTHON_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-
-fi
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pygtk defs" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pygtk defs... " >&6; }
-PYGTK_DEFSDIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=defsdir pygtk-2.0`
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYGTK_DEFSDIR" >&5
-$as_echo "$PYGTK_DEFSDIR" >&6; }
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pygtk codegen" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for pygtk codegen... " >&6; }
-PYGTK_CODEGEN="$PYTHON `$PKG_CONFIG --variable=codegendir pygtk-2.0`/codegen.py"
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYGTK_CODEGEN" >&5
-$as_echo "$PYGTK_CODEGEN" >&6; }
 
 #########################
 # Check if build tests
@@ -14358,7 +14001,7 @@ fi
 # Files
 ###########################
 
-ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile src/Makefile src/appindicator-0.1.pc src/appindicator3-0.1.pc bindings/Makefile bindings/python/Makefile bindings/python/appindicator.override bindings/vala/Makefile bindings/vala/examples/Makefile tests/Makefile example/Makefile docs/Makefile docs/reference/Makefile docs/reference/version.xml docs/reference/libappindicator-docs.sgml"
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile src/Makefile src/appindicator-0.1.pc src/appindicator3-0.1.pc bindings/Makefile bindings/vala/Makefile bindings/vala/examples/Makefile tests/Makefile example/Makefile docs/Makefile docs/reference/Makefile docs/reference/version.xml docs/reference/libappindicator-docs.sgml"
 
 
 if test "x$has_mono" = "xtrue" ; then
@@ -15437,8 +15080,6 @@ do
     "src/appindicator-0.1.pc") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/appindicator-0.1.pc" ;;
     "src/appindicator3-0.1.pc") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/appindicator3-0.1.pc" ;;
     "bindings/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES bindings/Makefile" ;;
-    "bindings/python/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES bindings/python/Makefile" ;;
-    "bindings/python/appindicator.override") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES bindings/python/appindicator.override" ;;
     "bindings/vala/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES bindings/vala/Makefile" ;;
     "bindings/vala/examples/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES bindings/vala/examples/Makefile" ;;
     "tests/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES tests/Makefile" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ee03390..4713b22 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -181,33 +181,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_MONO_TEST, test x${have_nunit} = xyes)
 with_localinstall="no"
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(localinstall, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-localinstall], [install all of the files localy instead of system directories (for distcheck)]), with_localinstall=$enableval, with_localinstall=no)
 
-###########################
-# Python
-###########################
-
-PYGTK_REQUIRED=2.14.0
-PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED=0.22
-
-AM_PATH_PYTHON(2.3.5)
-AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS(,[AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find Python headers)])
-
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(APPINDICATOR_PYTHON,
-                  [
-					pygtk-2.0 >= $PYGTK_REQUIRED
-					gtk+-2.0 >= $GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-					pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED
-                  ])
-
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for pygtk defs)
-PYGTK_DEFSDIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=defsdir pygtk-2.0`
-AC_SUBST(PYGTK_DEFSDIR)
-AC_MSG_RESULT($PYGTK_DEFSDIR)
-
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for pygtk codegen)
-PYGTK_CODEGEN="$PYTHON `$PKG_CONFIG --variable=codegendir pygtk-2.0`/codegen.py"
-AC_SUBST(PYGTK_CODEGEN)
-AC_MSG_RESULT($PYGTK_CODEGEN)
-
 #########################
 # Check if build tests
 #########################
@@ -239,8 +212,6 @@ src/Makefile
 src/appindicator-0.1.pc
 src/appindicator3-0.1.pc
 bindings/Makefile
-bindings/python/Makefile
-bindings/python/appindicator.override
 bindings/vala/Makefile
 bindings/vala/examples/Makefile
 tests/Makefile